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Total lending rose to £597m in Q2, up 4% on the previous quarter, with new customer numbers up by 9%, returning to 2025 levels.

John brings more than four decades of experience gained from senior leadership across financial services, government and public policy.

Home adaptations and improvements still remain the top reason for releasing equity.

Jim Boyd, chief executive of the Equity Release Council, says the retirement challenge now extends beyond pensions, with longer lives and rising care needs creating new financial...

Innovation and leveraging technology are vital to drive consumer outcomes and market growth, Waugh believes.

Will Hale, CEO of Key Equity Release, says advice processes and philosophies have not evolved with product innovation in later life lending, nor adjusted to the new realities of...

‘Mandatory signposting of all later life lending options can help stave off the retirement crisis’, Harris argues.

3.7 million homeowner households aged 55-79 will have retirement income below the moderate living standard.

The later life lending market demonstrated resilience amid lower transaction volumes in Q1.

The launch expands Equity Release Group's support beyond consumers and introducers to directly support adviser firms.